Commercial Manager South West England

Turner Lovell; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading EPC Contractor in the UK is seeking an experienced Commercial Manager for its transmission and renewables division. This role involves key commercial leadership across high-voltage projects, managing risk, and guiding the commercial team. Candidates should have a strong background in infrastructure projects, be degree-qualified, and possess excellent negotiation and communication skills. This position is permanent and hybrid with three days in the office. Frequent travel within the region is expected.

Qualifications

• Experienced commercial professional with a background in infrastructure, utilities, or energy projects.
• Confident working with major contract forms.
• Skilled in contract review and commercial reporting.

Responsibilities

• Set the commercial approach for regional projects and tenders.
• Guide and develop the commercial team.
• Produce accurate forecasts and monitor cash flow.

Skills

Commercial leadership

Negotiation skills

Risk management

Financial forecasting

Strong communication

Education

Degree in relevant field

Tools

NEC3/4

JCT

FIDIC

Job description

Commercial Manager - Transmission & Renewables

Location: South Wales/ South West England.
Role Type: Permanent/ Hybrid, 3 days in the office, occasional travel required.

Turner Lovell is recruiting an experienced Contract Commercial Manager to join a leading EPC Contractor with a turnover exceeding 1 billion in the electricity and renewable energy sector. Following the award of multi-year framework agreements, the company is expanding its team to deliver turnkey HV substation projects across the UK, ranging from 20 million to 150 million.

Role Summary

You'll take a key commercial leadership role across a portfolio of high-voltage and energy infrastructure projects. This includes overseeing commercial planning, managing risk, strengthening financial performance, and supporting the successful delivery of substation and transmission works.

Main Responsibilities

• Set the commercial approach for regional projects and tenders, ensuring consistency, control, and strong financial outcomes.
• Guide and develop the commercial team, helping them grow their technical and commercial capability.
• Work closely with Project and Finance teams to produce accurate forecasts, monitor cash flow, and report performance.
• Review tender documents, highlight risks and opportunities, and present clear commercial recommendations.
• Manage procurement activities and ensure all contracts meet required standards and governance.
• Build effective relationships with clients and suppliers, helping resolve issues and supporting future work opportunities.
• Promote high standards of safety, quality, and performance across all commercial activity.

Requirements

• Experienced commercial professional with a background in infrastructure, utilities, or energy projects.
• Confident working with major contract forms such as NEC3/4, JCT, and FIDIC.
• Degree-qualified, with strong negotiation and communication skills.
• Skilled in contract review, commercial reporting, and project control processes.
• Proven ability to lead, support and develop a commercial team.
• Hold a UK driving licence and be comfortable travelling to sites within the region.

This is an exciting new opportunity to join one of the leading organisations in the electricity transmission sector and work on projects of significant importance to the energy transmission targets. If this opportunity sounds right, please reach out to Yana Arif directly to apply or request more information about this role.